Story Behind The Song
Give peace a chance
Song Description
Elegy
| Song Length |
3:25 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Folk - Contemporary |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Nonviolent |
| Subject |
Protest |
Language |
English |
Lyrics
They're dying
They're dying
They're dying in Aleppo like flies
While the politicians peddle lies
I'm crying
I'm crying
I'm crying for the mothers and their sons
Dislocated by the sound of guns
I'm trying
I'm trying
I'm trying to understand
Why the children lose their limbs in no-man's-land
I'm dying
I'm dying
I'm dying for the dawning of the day
When the sunbeams drive the clouds away
I'm sighing
I'm sighing
I'm sighing for the weeping of the wives
Who are grieving for their husbands' lives
I'm flying
I'm flying
I'm flying from the ministers of death
Who will squeeze from me my very last breath
I'm singing
I'm singing
I'm singing my song in vain
For the sunshine turns to rain
The sunshine turns to rain - again
Copyright © 2008 James Neilson Graham